Wire garment-stay.



H. W. BAROLBY.

' WIRE GARMENT STAY. APPLICATION FILED JULY 22. 1909.

9%9,052, Patented Feb. 15, 1915.

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HERE Gil Specif cation of Letters Patent.

Application filed 3111 22, Hi h.

Pa'tentel Feb. Serial lilo. 509.053.

, Stars, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wire garment stays, formed of a single wire,

bent laterally in approximately parallel lines, but extended longitudinally in one dircctiou in a pointed or curved manner to form a bluntly barbed arrangement of each complete 100' 'f; and the objects of my iinproveu euts are, first, to provide a. wire stay flexible in all directions, second, to afford easy facilit vfor insertion into the rcceptaclcsthercfor'in the garment, third, to pro ride a light thin stay in which the bends thereof all lie normally in the same plane; fourth, to'add stitlncss to the stay, by reason of the fabric of the garment forming a support for the longitudinally elongated bends of the wire, fifth, to overcome the tendency of the stay to work downward and force itself through the fabric of the ga nieut' 'at the bottom of the containing pocket. I attain these objects by the wire stays illustrated in i the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a. plan of my invention, show ing the pointed elongation of bends. F 2, is a side View of same, showing all bends to lie normally in the same plane. Fig. 3, is a plan of curved elongation of-bends. t, is a side view .of same, showing all bends to lie normally in the same plane.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring toFigs. 1 and 2;v the Wire a used to form this stay, is preferably of tempered steel of great elasticity, and it bent into loops of greater length than the width of the stay; each loop being then pressed into'pointed form 6, all in the sanie'direc tion longitudinally ofthe stay; thus forming an arrow like structure bluntly barbed at the side bends c, c, Which being capable of bending inwardly as to the width of the stay and springing outwardly retains'the which may be applied thereto.

this curved variation stay in itsreceptacle by means of the pressure of the bends c, 0, upon the fabric of the garment. Such formation gives greatfacility in inserting the stay into the receptacles therefor in the garment, in the direction of the point a; while at the same time it reduces the tendency of the stay to creep downward and force itself through. the fabric the bottom of the containing pocket,- while in actua. use.

Referring to Figs. 3 and. i, the wire d, is

bent into elongated curves 0, all in the same direction lengthwise of the stay, and all lying normally 1n the same plane. The return bends y and f,,be1ng rounded rather than abrupt. One object-of the elongated bonds being to give greater stiffness to the stay by reason of the support given to such form, by the fabric of the receptacle therefor in the garment; or by any covering .lt will be understood that t in same facility for the iin-iertion and maintenance of the stay in the garment heretofore referred to, applies to in form of bend to produce the stay.

What. f claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A wire garment stay, formed of a single wire, bent 'in' alternately progressive loops, each extending laterally entirely across the width. of the stay, and disposed at an acute or oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the stay, substantially as shown aud'set forth.

2. A Wire garment stay, formed of a sinwire, bent laterally across the entire width of the stay, in alternately 'n'ogressivc loops, open at the side, and extended at an acute or oblique angle to the longitudinal. axis of the stay, to produce a pointed or curved formation to each. loop, all in the same plane; substantially as shown and described.

in testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY W. BARCLEY.

Witnesses:

' Anna M. Ens, v ELIZABETH, M. LUDWIG. 

